Click on the link here for Audio Player: Gene Ammons – Angel Eyes Continuing our low-key post-Thanksgiving weekend with the legendary Gene Ammons and Angel Eyes from the Prestige album of the same title. Recorded June 17, 1960. Playing along with Ammons is Frank Wess on tenor Sax, Johnny “Hammond”
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Ahmad Jamal – I Hear a Rhapsody Ending up the week with a musical tribute to Tryptophan. A track from the legendary Jazz Pianist Ahmad Jamal, accompanied by a 15 piece string section in a session he recorded for Argo Records and
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Manfred Quartet in Concert – Nov. 20, 2012 Over to France this week, for the Dijon Auditorium Debussyades Series of concerts. This one features The Manfred Quartet in concert, recorded on October 7th of this year playing two works. Here’s what’s on
Click on the link here for Audio Player:Artwoods-InTheDeepEnd – 1967 One of those bands in the 60’s that evolved into many different things while being highly respected. The Artwoods, with legendary keyboard player Jon Lord started life as The New Art Wood Combo in the early 60’s and then morphed
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Gladys Knight and The Pips – In Concert 1982 Some classic Soul this weekend by way of Gladys Knight and The Pips, live at the Jamaica World Music Festival from November 25, 1982. Great sounding concert (which I understand is now available
Click on the link here for Audio Player: The darling buds – shame on you In the mid-1980’s a sub-genre of Indie started to make the rounds. Dubbed The Blonde Movement, it consisted of bands fronted by a Blonde female singer and two or three reasonably scruffy looking guys filling
Click on the link here for Audio Player:Orquesta Sinfonica de Asturias Back after a two week hiatus, this week it’s back to Spain with a concert by Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias, led by Yves Abel and featuring Basque-born cellist Asier Polo in music of Dutilleux, Rosini-Respighi and Liszt.
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Bryan Ferry – If There Is Something 1972 The Inimitable Bryan Ferry tonight. From a 1972 session at The BBC, and assisted by Roxy Music bandmates, Eno and Phil Manzanera, Ferry does an eleven minute rendition of If There Is Something. A
Click on the link here for Audio Player: The Kik – Live At Lowlands Fest. 2012 Some Nederbeat this weekend – Dutch Retro, in case you hadn’t heard of it. The Kik have only been together a short time and have released their first album in May of this year.
Click on the link here for Audio Player: John Lewis – Bach Prelude and Fugue No. 1 – 1984 Taking it down several notches tonight with something completely different, but somehow totally appropriate to end this insane week with. John Lewis, founder of the Legendary Modern Jazz Quartet, also recorded
